View full sizeMacy R. Fisher: 31-year-old Hurley resident was charged Tuesday with enticement of a child under the age of 18 after the high school teacher allegedly took part in inappropriate conduct with a male student.

VANCLEAVE, Miss. -- A Vancleave High School teacher was arrested on allegations she had inappropriate behavior with a 16-year-old student after the boy's father alerted authorities about his suspicions, Jackson
County Sheriff Mike Byrd said Wednesday.

Macy R. Fisher, a 31-year-old Hurley resident, was charged Tuesday with
enticement of a child under the age of 18, authorities said.

"We had gotten a call from the father because he suspected something was
wrong," Byrd said. "So we interviewed the child and found out."

Byrd said the situation had been developing over the past several weeks and
had not yet turned sexual. "It never got that deep, but it was almost there," he said.

Fisher began teaching 11th grade U.S. history classes at Vancleave High
School in January 2005, said Barry Amacker, superintendent of the Jackson County
School District.

"When the allegations were made, we notified DHS and the district attorney
immediately," Amacker said. "We did our own looking into it and decided to
relieve her of her teaching duties as of Monday."

Amacker called the incident an "unfortunate situation" that the school
district handled as law dictates.

Fisher, who lives in the 25000 block of Ramie Farm Road, got a $5,000 bond
from Jackson County Court Judge T. Larry Wilson. As of Wednesday afternoon, she
remained in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center.

The investigation remains ongoing, Byrd said. Fisher faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the charge.